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SB47Introduced in the Senate

Impersonation of law-enforcement officer while committing additional act; penalties.

Passed

Introduced by Christie New Craig, District 19

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Impersonation of law-enforcement officer while committing additional act; penalties. Provides that any person who impersonates a law-enforcement officer (i) while committing or attempting to commit aggravated murder, first or second degree murder, abduction, rape, forcible sodomy, object sexual penetration, aggravated sexual battery, or sexual battery or (ii) while circumventing, bypassing, or attempting to circumvent or bypass any security measure of any business, commercial building, residence, building owned or leased by the Commonwealth or any agency thereof, or building owned or leased by a locality or any agency thereof is guilty of a Class 6 felony. A second or subsequent offense is punishable as a Class 5 felony.

Where it stands

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0875)

April 13, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House of Delegates votes

6 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

5 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · March 12, 2026

40

Yes

0

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

40 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Elizabeth Bennett-Parker5Yes
Michael Jones77Yes
Timmy French1Yes
Mark Obenshain2Yes
Chris Head3Yes
David Suetterlein4Yes
Travis Hackworth5Yes
Todd Pillion6Yes
William Stanley7Yes
Mark Peake8Yes

Bill history

  1. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100776D

  2. Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

  3. Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (12/5/2025 4:10 pm)

  4. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB47)

  5. Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)

  6. Courts of Justice Substitute

  7. Committee substitute printed 26105928D-S1

  8. Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/23/2026 11:20 am)

  9. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB47)

  10. Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N)

  11. Rules suspended

  12. Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  13. Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)

  14. Passed by for the day

  15. Read second time

  16. Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to

  17. Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)

  18. Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute

  19. Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  20. Placed on Calendar

  21. Read first time

  22. Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

  23. Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal

  24. Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N)

  25. Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N)

  26. Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)

  27. Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (3/3/2026 8:51 am)

  28. Committee substitute printed 26108352D-H1

  29. Assigned HAPP sub: Transportation & Public Safety

  30. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB47)

  31. Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)

  32. Read second time

  33. Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar

  34. Passed by for the day

  35. Passed by for the day

  36. Read third time

  37. committee substitute agreed to

  38. Engrossed by House - committee substitute

  39. Passed House with substitute (75-Y 24-N 0-A)

  40. Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House

  41. Passed House with substitute (99-Y 0-N 0-A)

  42. Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (3/11/2026 1:02 pm)

  43. House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  44. Enrolled

  45. Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB47ER)

  46. Signed by President

  47. Signed by Speaker

  48. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026

  49. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026

  50. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB47)

  51. Approved by Governor-Chapter 875 (effective 7/1/2026)

  52. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0875)

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